Evidence of Engagement: Schools and districts

Portland Tribune features City View's success and EL model

From the Portland Tribune:

Article by Nancy Townsley,

It isn’t at all unusual to see a group of fourth-graders from City View Charter School exploring an historic building in downtown Hillsboro.

That could happen almost any weekday, because the seven-year-old private school, based on an “expeditionary learning” model, encourages its pupils in kindergarten through eighth grade to learn by doing.

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In Our Schools: ASCD comes to Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School

February 2nd, 2011 -- 8:15am to 3:15pm

@the Washington Heights Expeditionary Learning School located at 511 W 182nd Street

Palouse Prairie School of Expeditionary Learning Showcases Work at Prichard Gallery

Friday, May 20


MOSCOW, Idaho – The Prichard Art Gallery's next exhibit will feature altered books on water quality by fifth and sixth graders from the Palouse Prairie School of Expeditionary Learning. The exhibit will run Tuesday, May 24, through Tuesday, June 7. A reception will be held Tuesday, May 24, from 6-8 p.m. at the Prichard Art Gallery.

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No Shortcuts: The WHEELS case study in Wendy Kopp’s new book

It’s all about transformational change in service of excellent education for all children.  That’s the premise of Wendy Kopp’s new book, A Chance to Make History.  Kopp, founder and CEO of Teach for America, packed its 200 pages with powerful lessons, anecdotes and principles for transforming the educational system at every level.

Site Seminar at the Odyssey School

The Odyssey School Site Seminar - February 17-18, with an optional day on Feb 19

School Profile: King Middle School

Since becoming an EL school in 1992, King has fully reinvented itself—from a low-performing school to one of the highest-performing schools in the state of Maine and a model school within the EL network.

Download the King Middle School profile here

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School Profile: The Odyssey School

The Odyssey School is a dynamic Expeditionary Learning community dedicated to fostering each child's unique potential and spirit of adventure through exemplary standards.

Download The Odyssey School profile here

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School Profile: Genesee Community Charter School

Located in Rochester, NY on the campus of the Rochester Museum, this K-6 school has had a tremendous impact on the city of Rochester and the EL community.

Dowload their full school profile here

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School Profile: School #58 - World of Inquiry

 

As part of a new series to help people see the range of the Expeditionary Learning school network, we are developing and publishing a series of school profiles.

School #58 - World of Inquiry, located in Rocheser, NY, started with EL in 2002 and is one of our most successful schools.

Download the School #58 - World of Inquiry school profile here

Read about their prestigious "Blue Ribbon" designation here

Read about their upcoming site seminar here

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